Mana Revival: Starting by Sacrificing the Campus Belle!

Chapter 97: Chapter 85: Gate World Number 23

Fang Xiu fell silent for a moment.

’Level 15?’

Right now, Fang Xiu was only Level 13.

To reach Level 15...

”It seems like getting to Level 15 won’t be that hard!”

Fang Xiu thought for a moment.

Considering his Cultivation speed, reaching Level 15 wouldn’t be very difficult.

So, if Gate World Number Twenty-Three only required Level 15 to enter, Fang Xiu felt it was worth a try.

”Actually, while those three materials have been discovered in Gate World Number Twenty-Three, it’s only happened a few times. After all, such high-grade materials aren’t easy to come by!”

Yue Tianrui explained to Fang Xiu.

Fang Xiu understood Yue Tianrui’s line of thinking. ”But Principal, of all the Gate Worlds you can think of that have these three materials, Gate World Number Twenty-Three is the least dangerous one, isn’t it?”

”Yes. It’s one you can enter at Level 15, and it’s the only Gate World I know of so far that has those three materials,” Yue Tianrui said. ”How about I ask some other friends if they know of any?”

”There’s no need, Principal. I need the training.”

Fang Xiu declined Yue Tianrui’s kind offer.

”Alright. In that case, be careful!”

Yue Tianrui didn’t press the issue.

Fang Xiu was right; he needed the training.

Yue Tianrui could help him search now, or even send people into Gate World Number Twenty-Three to find the materials.

But even if they found them and gave them to Fang Xiu, it wouldn’t be much of a help in the long run.

What about the next time Fang Xiu needed materials?

If he was always protected, Fang Xiu would never grow.

Even as a Sacrificial Master, he still needed to be properly tempered.

Otherwise, if a Sacrificial Master didn’t grow and just stayed at home waiting to perform a Sacrifice, well... that actually seemed plausible too.

But if one day he made a mistake with a Sacrifice, he could perish.

”Yes, I will!” Fang Xiu replied.

After that, Yue Tianrui added a few more words of caution.

Then he hung up.

”Looks like I’ll have to raise my Level before heading to the Gate World!” Fang Xiu said to Kajimi, who was beside him.

It was no longer a question of whether he could defeat the Demon Beasts inside.

The issue was that he had to be Level 15 just to enter Gate World Number Twenty-Three.

Fang Xiu had no choice but to raise his Level as quickly as possible.

”Thankfully, my Cultivation Technique is already at the Golden One Level. And with this Gate World, there’s more than enough Spiritual Qi. It shouldn’t be too hard to level up!”

Fang Xiu didn’t hesitate for a second.

After entering the Gate World in his home, he began his Cultivation.

Kajimi was responsible for his three meals a day.

Meanwhile, Fang Xiu cultivated nonstop.

「Three days later...」

”Phew, finally Level 15!”

He had gone up two levels in just three days.

This was already an incredible achievement.

Even with a Gold Level Cultivation Technique, an ordinary person could never do this.

Not only did Fang Xiu have a Gold Level Cultivation Technique and the dense Spiritual Qi of a Gate World, but most importantly, he had an SSS Level Talent, so his Cultivation speed was naturally fast.

All three conditions were indispensable.

This was the reason why Fang Xiu’s strength increased so quickly.

For anyone else, going from Level 13 to Level 15 would take at least a month.

This was the advantage of having a high-level Awakened Talent.

During Cultivation, it allowed him to achieve twice the results with half the effort.

”Kajimi, get ready. We’re leaving for Gate World Number Twenty-Three tomorrow!”

The moment he reached Level 15, Fang Xiu immediately told Kajimi to prepare.

He was already getting impatient.

Although he had never been to Gate World Number Twenty-Three, from the sound of Yue Tianrui’s tone, it seemed quite dangerous.

Naturally, Fang Xiu was looking forward to it.

Danger meant opportunity.

Perhaps the three materials Fang Xiu was looking for were no longer in Gate World Number Twenty-Three.

But as long as they had appeared there before, there was still a chance, and Fang Xiu wouldn’t give up on it.

After all, if these Rare Materials were so easy to find, they wouldn’t be considered rare.

It was worth mentioning that the other four materials, along with a dagger with good Attributes that Fang Xiu had bought later, had been delivered during these three days.

In other words, as soon as Fang Xiu found the last three materials, Kajimi would have a chance to upgrade to Tier Two.

Kajimi was already powerful enough as it was. Fang Xiu had no idea how strong a Tier Two Kajimi would be.

”Yes!” Kajimi replied.

Then... she asked weakly, ”Master, what should I prepare?”

”Prepare...”

Fang Xiu thought for a moment. It seemed there was nothing that needed preparing.

So he just said, ”To go to sleep!”

...

「The next day」

Fang Xiu woke up early.

But Kajimi was up even earlier.

She had already prepared breakfast.

”Master, after we eat, we can set off!”

Kajimi handed Fang Xiu his utensils.

Looking at the sandwich in front of him, Fang Xiu smiled and said, ”Kajimi, do you want to learn how to cook Chinese food?”

”Okay!”

Kajimi nodded without the slightest hesitation.

Fang Xiu smiled but didn’t say anything more.

Truth be told, he didn’t like eating this kind of stuff for breakfast.

...

Gate World Number Twenty-Three was not in Qingzhou City.

It was in the neighboring city.

It was about forty kilometers from Fang Xiu’s location, so it wasn’t far.

After all, land was as precious as gold these days, and many areas that were once suburbs had been developed into cities.

Fang Xiu took a car directly to the neighboring city.

Thankfully, the distance wasn’t great. In just over an hour, Fang Xiu arrived outside Gate World Number Twenty-Three.

Looking at Gate World Number Twenty-Three, whose Guards were much stricter than those at the Seventh Gate World, Fang Xiu felt a sense of anticipation.

’I hope I can find what I’m looking for!’ Fang Xiu thought to himself, then swiped his badge and entered the Gate World.

With a momentary daze, Fang Xiu and Kajimi entered the Gate World.

As before, Kajimi got in by relying on her incredible speed.

Although those Guards looked quite formidable, they were still no match for Kajimi.

”This Gate World Number Twenty-Three is really something else!”

Fang Xiu looked around.

There were far more people here than in the Seventh Gate World.

And by the looks of it, everyone was very familiar with the place, chatting and laughing as they walked forward in groups.

Before him was a stretch of grassland, but the grass was sparse.

Fang Xiu took a closer look and saw many places with traces of being gnawed on by beasts.

’So, there are herbivorous Demon Beasts here?’

Of course, that had little to do with Fang Xiu.

”Master, which way should we go now?” Kajimi asked, looking at Fang Xiu.

Fang Xiu glanced at the different directions and said, ”There are too many people over there. Let’s go this way.”

Since everything appeared randomly, it was all a matter of probability anyway.

Fang Xiu didn’t like overly crowded places.

So he directly chose a direction few people were taking.

”Young brother, the Demon Beasts on this side are at least Level 20 or higher. You don’t look that old; you probably haven’t reached Level 20 yet, have you?”

Just as Fang Xiu was heading toward the less crowded side, a rather old voice called out to him.

Fang Xiu turned to see an old man with all-white hair and a face full of wrinkles.

The old man looked to be in his fifties or sixties.

He was also missing an arm.

Seeing Fang Xiu turn around, the old man gave him a kind smile.

”Thank you for the warning, sir. I just don’t like crowds and wanted to take a look over here.”

It was their first meeting.

Naturally, Fang Xiu wasn’t going to tell a stranger his exact Level.

After all, he had no idea if this kind-looking old man’s warning was truly well-intentioned.

”Hehe, I see. In that case, young brother, you can travel with me. My Level is still at 30, which should be considered pretty decent in here,” the old man said with a slight smile.

Hearing this, Fang Xiu nodded. ”Then I’ll have to trouble you to show me around, sir.”

”Alright, let’s go.”

The old man nodded slightly.

He then set off with Fang Xiu.

Meanwhile, Kajimi was already following them from a distance.

Fang Xiu wasn’t about to trust a stranger he had just met.

The moment she heard the voice, Kajimi had already vanished.

”By the way, I thought I saw a friend with you just now?”

The old man started making small talk.

After all, he thought he had seen someone next to Fang Xiu just a moment ago.

But now that person was gone?

”No, sir. I entered this Gate World Number Twenty-Three by myself. It was probably just a passerby who was walking close to me, making it look like we were together.”

Fang Xiu told a bald-faced lie.

The old man, whether he truly believed him or was just pretending to, simply smiled and didn’t press the matter.

”Coming to Gate World Number Twenty-Three all by yourself is quite impressive. And at your age, to be at least Level 15, your Talent must be excellent!”

The old man chatted idly.

Fang Xiu didn’t say much, just played along. ”Not at all. It’s mainly because I cultivate diligently.”

”Yes, it’s good for young people to be diligent. If only my grandson could be like you!” the old man suddenly lamented.

Fang Xiu didn’t reply, only smiling.

Along the way, perhaps because the old man was also alone, he became quite talkative.

”By the way, sir, I heard that Rare Materials have appeared in this Gate World before?”

As they chatted, Fang Xiu steered the conversation toward Rare Materials.

This was his real goal, after all!

”Rare Materials? Mm, they have appeared, but that was over a decade ago. In the last ten-plus years, no one has found any!”

The old man seemed to know a lot about these Rare Materials, or rather, about Gate World Number Twenty-Three.

He wasn’t surprised when Fang Xiu mentioned them.

”No one has found any in over ten years?”

Fang Xiu felt helpless.

If that was the case, his chances of finding them were very slim.

How many people must have come here in over a decade?

Fang Xiu didn’t know, but it certainly wasn’t a small number.

If so many people couldn’t find them, it would probably be extremely difficult for him, Fang Xiu, to do so.

”Found... well, some people have found them, but... forget it, let’s not talk about it.”

The old man seemed to recall something, shaking his head. ”You’re too young. The Demon Beasts there are powerful. It’s not a place you can go!”

Hearing this, Fang Xiu was slightly taken aback.

’This old man knows so much. Could it be... he’s been there?’